The new Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), which will come into effect from 2021, should be simpler and more equitable. Individual member states must also be given more say. This is stated in the orientation note, which the European Commission presented on Wednesday 29 November.
The new policy must move from 'one size fits all' to a 'tailor-made approach'. The new policy should be simpler and target individual countries and/or regions. Member States, at national or regional level, will be able to choose their preference for a particular law from a common set of measures.
Each Member State must prepare a strategic plan for the CAP, which includes both Pillar 1 and Pillar 2 measures. This plan will better tailor the CAP to local conditions and needs. This makes it possible to make a maximum contribution to the objectives and targets of the European Union (EU). The EU will then check these plans.
Authority and Responsibilities
At the same time, Member States will have more say in the design of compliance, which applies to individual countries. Member States will be given more responsibilities and more accountability. This also ensures a level playing field.
Annie Schreijer-Pierik, CDA MEP: "It is good that the European Commission wants to assign more responsibilities to the Member States. In this way, local needs and circumstances can be better taken into account."
Fairer Policy
The old policy focused on 2 pillars. That must be preserved. The first pillar focuses on direct payments. The second pillar is multiannual and flexible and better adapted to the local situation of the individual Member States. The CAP aims to ensure that aid reaches farmers. About 20% of farmers now receive 80% support. That has to change and a number of options are being explored for this.
It is now being examined whether a mandatory capping of direct payments, introduction of degressive payments and a focus on redistributive payments are feasible. Schreijer-Pierik: "It cannot be the case that 80% of direct payments end up with only 20% of the companies." She therefore welcomes the proposal to set a subsidy ceiling of €60.000 to €100.000 per company.
Sufficient attention must also be paid to young farmers. The CAP should provide flexibility for Member States to develop tailor-made schemes needed for young farmers.
Risks are getting bigger
Farmers face greater risks and income pressures. The committee will continue to champion farmers, but the higher frequency of risk requires a systematic approach. This requires a platform for risk management be established. It is important to share knowledge and exchange practices for the benefit of all those involved; from farmers to research institutions, but also for insurance companies.
At present, consideration is being given to how the future CAP budget can be used more efficiently. The available budget is not expected until May 2018. Discussions will continue in the coming months. Following the expected proposal of the 'Multi-annual Financial Framework', legislative proposals on the future CAP are expected before the summer of 2018.
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As a relatively young seed potato grower of less than 35 years old, who recently took over the company from his parents, I notice that my sector will miss the cap too much. I can already see it with JOLA for entrepreneurs younger than 40 years. , apparently a plan that makes my business more efficient and therefore more profitable is not enough.This is a response to this article:
The seed potato sector is an export branch in which making it more sustainable with the help of fewer crop protection products and even less (artificial) fertilizer is very difficult to achieve because this entails even more cultivation risks. The requirements for the quality of seed potatoes are simply high and can be high because we had and have a varied range of resources at our disposal. Therefore, this is a branch of sport where a lot of (supplying) companies earn their living.
Those resources may be necessary because the ground is as dead as a doornail. That is not the same as a soil that cannot yield many kg of product. These infestations are probably the result of the absence of the biological fungi and bacteria that are fond of them. Lice are fond of weakened plants, which is an age-old natural intervention to take weak brothers out of the environment. The chemical input and salt input is much too high to grow substantively healthy fruit. That is more than, for example, an owg. But cell structures and the content of nutrients.
